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Adidas agrees to buy a stake in FC Bayern Munich (2001) In 2001, Adidas deepened its long-standing relationship with German powerhouse...

On September 17, 1920, a pivotal moment in sports business history took place in Canton, Ohio, when team owners gathered at Ralph Hay’s...

On September 16, 1869, Young Tom Morris made history at the British Open Championship in Prestwick, Scotland, by recording what is...

1994 MLB Season Canceled On September 14, 1994 , Major League Baseball announced the cancellation of the remainder of the season and the...

The September 13, 1997 deal between Major League Baseball and ESPN Radio  was a pivotal moment in sports media rights. MLB signed a...

Launch of TKO Group Holdings (2023) On September 12, 2023, Endeavor closed its deal with WWE to combine UFC and WWE, creating TKO Group...

On September 9, 1960 , the American Football League kicked off its inaugural regular-season game at Nickerson Field in Boston, where the...

The launch of the English Football League  on September 8, 1888 , is one of the most significant events in sports business history...

ESPN’s Launch — A Game-Changer for Sports Media On September 7, 1979 , at 7:00 PM Eastern , ESPN (Entertainment and Sports Programming...

1946 – AAFC Debut The All-America Football Conference (AAFC), a rival professional football league to the NFL, played its first-ever...

Munich Olympics Massacre (1972) On this tragic day, eight members of the Palestinian Black September group infiltrated the Olympic...

1998 – New York Yankees reach 100 wins earliest in MLB history On September 4, 1998, the Yankees notched their 100th win earlier than...

September 3, 1974 Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson , known affectionately as “The Big O,” officially retired from the NBA  following a...

September 2, 1966  – Miami Dolphins’ inaugural game In front of 26,776 fans, the new NFL expansion team plays its first-ever game,...

On September 1, 1999, NHL legend Mario Lemieux was officially approved as the majority owner  of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Instead of...

August 30, 2023 : A record-breaking 92,003 fans  attended “Volleyball Day in Nebraska”  at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, setting a new...

On August 30, 1939 , the first-ever U.S. televised sports game was broadcast: a college football matchup between the Fordham Rams  and...

Back on August 29, 1925 , baseball superstar Babe Ruth  was fined $5,000  and suspended by his manager Miller Huggins after skipping...

2004 Athens Olympics : The U.S. Women’s Basketball Team  won its fifth consecutive Olympic gold medal  on this day, reinforcing the...

The Green Bay Packers  were officially admitted into the then-nascent APFA (which evolved into the NFL), as the Acme Packing Company of...

On this date in sports business history: In 1957, the New York Giants' board of directors voted to move the baseball team to San...